West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-09-16

geSted that he was lnsllgated Dy
his corporations. Why is it that
Stevenson Archer. chairman o. the
Democratic State committee, can be
made State Treasurer while he is
counsel for the road, and yet there
is no intimatlon that his conduct
was instigatcd? The committee ap
pointed by the Democratic conven-
ton to draft the election law consis
,ed of Mr.. Gwinn, attorney of the b.
& O., Mr.. Reveli, its local attorney
in Anne Arundel Co., Mr.. Pierce, of
Kent, who tried the only case the
company had in his county, and Mr..
McSherry, of Frederick, attorney for
the Pa. company;-why is no sug-
gestion made that they were insti-
gated by their corporations? The
simple truth is, the San and its CO.
adjutors have tried to drive the b.
& o. into cOercing me in my politi-
cal action. | boldly appeal to the
employees Of every corporation,-I
say to them: 81 am fighting your
battle for free speech, for free
thought, for political independence. "
The Issue raised involves high
moral question and it is this: the
Sun and the influences it represents
attacks me through the Il. & o. COM
pany and say in substance: THAT
if any employee Of any corporation
exercises his right of free speech in
politics, opposes the Ring and de-
nounces their crimes and frauds,
then 1.-THE Sun and the Ring with
which it acts, will attack the employ
ing corporation" The proclama
ton is made if any man, in railroad
employ. dare oppose the nominees of
Gorman-Rasin Ring the Sun, and
the organization with which it acts,
will threaten the corporation he
serves with legislative punishment,
although its corruptions are notori-
Gus, yet if any man in railroad en-
pIoy denounces the German Ring,
which exists politically by the or
ganization of the city's criminal
classes, then the Sun, and the tyran-
zeal gang it represents, will threaten
the employing corporation with hos
tile legislation.
l appeal to the employees of the
Pa. the B. & O. and other railroad
companies, from the brave men who
hold the throttle to the men who
walk the track, to support me in
this fight, because / am battling for
free speech and political independ-
ence. The Sun and the gang it
represents say, that we mustnot dare
speak against them for if we do they
will bring down on the corporations
we serve the vengeance of the leg
islature. This effort to coerce OF
crush me has aroused every instinct
of manhood; II have felt as if the
hoof of an unclean beast were upon
my neck and | must throw it of
though | die?
l appeal to the employees of every
manufacturing corporation, of every
railroad company, of every coal com
pany in this State, and l say to them
Il am fighting your battle for free
thought in politics; Iwant to place
you exactly where every other either
is placed; to give you the right tC
express your political sentiments
without having the political brig
ands threaten with legislative at
tack the company by which you are
employed" The same principle
that has been applied to me applies
to you. Rasin and German say thai
you must not express your opposi
ton to them, because if you do they
propose to attack your companie;
and make them control you. Th,
corporations must reduce you to pc
litical servitude, and hand YOU ovel
to the Ring, or else the Ring vii
attack the corporation.
Chauncy Depew, President of thu
n. Y. Central. stumps his State FOL
the republicans in every campaign
Geo. Hoadly was counsel for the c
: w. q b., and the B. d o., for the o
d Nj. and for the CHM New Orlean:
and Texas roads when he ran fo
Governor of Ohio and was elected
Wayne McVeagh is the attorney fol
the Pa. road and always active il
politics, and the bosses do not at
tempt to control their politica
course by threats against the corpo
ra.ions.
Does the SIN know VINO has al
interest in calling convention Il
make new constitution ? If thu
, Sun does not know, ask Baughman
The Sun talks of corporations. A
director of the West Va. Contra
opened the democratic convention
An attorney of the Pa. road presid
ed over the Convention Pinkney
Whyte is the general counsel for thu
West Va. Central and the nomine'
for attorney general, while Baugh
, man. president of the c. Il 0. Canal
is the nominee for Comptroller.
1t is well known that bill wa:
offered in The last Legislature Il
turn the canal over to the West Va
Central. That company was no
named but every one knew what thu
, bill meant +; it was bill to turn thu
canal over to the railroad in which